FIRST NATION ALPHABET BOOK By Sara Sofia Zita

FIRST NATION ALPHABET BOOK By : Sara , Sofia , Zita

• Animal Skins A • The most common animal hides used for clothing were muskrat, beaver, and deerskin. • Before they could use the animal hides for clothing, the women had to go through a lengthy process to prepare and tan the hides. By Plateau region

B • BIRCHBARK BASKETS • This is made of Birch Bark sewn together with spruce roots; sealed to make watertight containers; used to store wild rice, dried berries and other foods; decorated with paints and porcupine quills • By PLAINS

C • Cedar Trees • The people who lived in northwest coastal are used Cedar Trees for : • houses • baskets • boxes • blankets • canoes • Masks By Northwest Coast

D • Dogs were also used as pack animals, and for hunting deer.

E • El. K • For the most part, summers were spent hunting and gathering in nearby forests.

F • Family • In Eastern Woodlands society, there were clear-cut family roles for both the men and women. • Men’s has duty for hunting, and fishing. • Aboriginal People

G • Basket for berries • The woman who lives in Plateau region they did the gathering. They gather berries, roots, and Bulbs for food and medicine. • Special baskets were used for gathering roots and berries.

H • Haida Raven Dancer • In Northwest Coast culture, their customs, beliefs, and history were passed down orally through stories, songs, and dances. • By the northwest Coast People

I Innu People • The Innu- or ‘the people’- were called the Montagnais (French for Mountains) and the Naskapi by other people. Their own name was 'Mushua Innuts', which means ‘Barren Land People. ’ • By Subarctic people

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K • Ktunaxa is an anglised word of the name they call themselves. They were formerly known as Kutenai or Kootenay, which is a corrupted anglised version of their name. • By Plateau people

L • Longhouse • Which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark. • By Aboriginal People

M • MEDICINE BUNDLE • a carrying case made of animal hide which held things that had a special meaning to the owner; made after a vision quest • By Plains

N • Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) • In their language Nootka means “come around”. • "Nuu-chah-nulth" means "all along the mountains", which describes the habitat of their people. • By Northwest Coast

O • Okanagan • These two southern Interior Salish groups lived in the southern interior area of British Columbia, and stretched down into Washington State. • They live in Okanagan Valley. • Their language are Interior Salishan • By Aboriginal people

• PEMMICAN P • dried meat which was pounded to powder, combined with melted fat and berries. The meat was usually stored in skin bags. • By Plains

• QUILLWORK Q • a form of embroidery using porcupine quills; the quills were used to decorate clothing, pouches and birchbark boxes and baskets By Aboriginal People

R • Religion • The Inuit believed in animism: all living and non-living things had a spirit. That included people, animals, inanimate objects, and forces of nature. • By Arctic People Shamans used their rattles to summon up the spirits

S • Shamans • job to cure the sick, to ensure that there was adequate food, and to influence the weather. • By Northwest Coast

• TRAVOIS T • an A-shaped frame made of two long poles with a platform of wood strips, webbing or hide for carrying things; it was pulled by a horse or dog • By Plains

U • Ungava woman and child • Location : Ungava Bay, on south shore of Hudson Strait and east coast of Hudson Bay • By Arctic People

V • VISION QUEST • A ceremony requiring fasting and prayer where a person would receive a vision which would tell something about his future • By Central Region